Museo de la Cultura Teotihuacana — Attraction in State of Mexico

The museum has some interesting artifacts and features a large scale model of the city set against a sweeping view of the Pyramid of the Sun.

I'm leaving a generally negative review because of their crusade against the tripod. I'm a photographer and visited the site with a tour. The security at the entrance to Teotihuacan had already made it clear that I can't use my tripod at all. I was disappointed at the prospect of having to beg others to snap photos of my wife and I, but respected the rule and carried around its dead weight strapped to my backpack.

That was fine until we got to the museum, where the overzealous security guard wouldn't let me carry the tripod inside. It's contraband. His solution was to leave it in the food and water cubbies just outside the entrance. (So it could be stolen?) Our heroic guide negotiated a resolution whereby she carried the entire tripod within her backpack. I guess it's permitted if it's invisible, even though the guards know it's still there? Perhaps I should've thrown a towel over it and carried it instead? Beats me! It was an entirely arbitrary exercise of jumping through hoops. And for what?

How many career bureaucrats did it take to implement such an...

Great museum! However, there is at least one update needed in the information presented about the historical development of Teotihuacan: the eruption of Volcan Xitle that forced the migration of people from Cuicuilco, according to more recent scholarship, took place between 200-300AD and not around 200BC as previously thought. Thanks to carbon dating we have more precise dates that change the way we think of migration and development of surrounding settlements. Instead of Cuicuilco's downfall leading to the CREATION of Teotihuacan, it acted to feul its post-300AD growth. I hope that when I return in the future this 400-year discrepancy can...

Located in the Teotihuacan archaeological site complex, this small but well-curated museum provides a wealth of information. After strolling among the pyramids and ruins, I spent time learning about the area's basic history. My favorite was the environmental archaeology section in the first exhibition room. The large-scale model of ancient Teotihuacan city is particularly impressive, with the actual Temple of the Moon visible through the window, cleverly integrated as a natural backdrop to the miniature...